Two approaches using traits to assess ecological resilience: A case study on earthworm communities

Basic and Applied Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-73

  De Lange, H J ^a   Kramer, K ^a   Faber, J H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Community resilience; Floodplain; Functional biodiversity; Inundation; Life history; Lumbricidae; Ordination; Trait frequency analysis

Indexed keywords

LUMBRICIDAE;

EID: 84873527066     PISSN: 14391791     EISSN: 16180089     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2012.10.009     Document Type: Article

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